On 6/6/01, NOAH's Jun Akiyama shook hands with New Japan's Yuji Nagata before Nagata's match with Kazuyuki Fujita. Shortly after this, the two announced they were forming a new generation team. The movement began on the 10/8/01 Tokyo Dome show, when they downed members of the old guard, Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase. On 1/4/02, the two met in a singles match, which turned out to be the start of an interpromotional series between New Japan and NOAH, as company pride overwhelmed friendship. The rivalry continues to boil, with no end in sight. Here is a complete record of the series, from the first major match to the most recent match (note: Yuji Nagata and Jun Akiyama's non-interpromotional matches are not listed, nor are Yoshihiro Takayama's, as he is a freelancer).
2002
1. 1/4/02 @ Tokyo Dome (NJPW): Jun Akiyama 
beat Yuji Nagata 
(19:58) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
2. 2/17/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Wataru Inoue (17:38) when Kanemaru used a brainbuster on Inoue.
3. 4/7/02 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum (NOAH): Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (16:35) by referee stop (Tanaka beat Kikuchi).
4. 4/7/02 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum (NOAH): Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie (24:07) when Morishima used a backdrop suplex on Yoshie.
5. 5/2/02 @ Tokyo Dome (NJPW): Masahiro Chono vs. Mitsuharu Misawa went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
6. 5/26/02 @ Sapporo Media Mark Spica (NOAH): Yutaka Yoshie beat Takeshi Morishima (17:17) with a rolling backfist.
7. 8/29/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NJPW): Wataru Inoue beat KENTA (9:56) with an Octopus hold.
8. 8/29/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NJPW): Koji Kanemoto beat Makoto Hashi (15:41) with a kneel kick.
9. 8/29/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NJPW): Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka (22:16) when Kikuchi used the Fireball bomb on Liger.
10. 8/29/02 @ Nagano Movement Park Gymnasium (NOAH): Kentaro Shiga vs. Osamu Nishimura went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
11. 9/23/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat El Samurai & Masayuki Naruse (14:33) when Kanemaru used a brainbuster on Naruse.
12. 12/7/02 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium (NOAH): Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Jado & Gedo (17:54) when Kanemaru used a brainbuster on Gedo.
2003
1. 1/26/03 @ Kobe World Hall (NOAH): Koji Kanemoto & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (27:11) when Liger used a shotei on Kikuchi.
2. 5/2/03 @ Tokyo Dome (NJPW): Kenta Kobashi beat Masahiro Chono (28:27) with a lariat.
3. 5/14/03 @ Toyama Techno Hall (NOAH): Yuji Nagata beat Masao Inoue (13:46) with a backdrop hold.
4. 5/23/03 @ Yamato Sports Center (NJPW): Takashi Sugiura beat Ryusuke Taguchi (9:13) by referee stop.
5. 5/24/03 @ Soka City Sports Gymnasium (NJPW): Gedo beat Takashi Sugiura (12:16) with a neck lock.
6. 5/25/03 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPW): AKIRA beat Takashi Sugiura (12:10) with an STF.
7. 5/30/03 @ Takamatsu City Gymnasium (NJPW): Takashi Sugiura beat Jushin Thunder Liger (12:06) with an Olympic slam.
8. 6/6/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Yuji Nagata beat Akira Taue (15:53) with the Nagata Lock III.
9. 6/10/03 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (NJPW): Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto beat Naomichi Marufuji & Kotaro Suzuki (20:06) when Kanemoto used a knee arrangement ankle hold on Suzuki.
10. 6/11/03 @ Kyoto City Gymnasium (NJPW): Koji Kanemoto beat Takashi Sugiura (12:48) with an ankle hold.
11. 7/16/03 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (NOAH): Yuji Nagata beat Jun Akiyama (6:39) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
12. 8/10/03 @ Kobe World Hall (NJPW): Jun Akiyama beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (19:43) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
13. 8/11/03 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (NJPW): Osamu Nishimura beat Jun Akiyama (27:17) with a ground Cobra Twist.
14. 8/12/03 @ Gran Ship Shizuoka (NJPW): Jun Akiyama beat Manabu Nakanishi (16:35) with an inside cradle.
15. 8/14/03 @ Miyagi Sports Center (NJPW): Jun Akiyama beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (16:08) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
16. 8/15/03 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (NJPW): Masahiro Chono vs. Jun Akiyama went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
17. 8/16/03 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (NJPW): Jun Akiyama beat Yuji Nagata (16:11) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
18. 8/17/03 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (NJPW): Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Jun Akiyama (31:43) with the Anaconda Vice.
19. 9/12/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Kenta Kobashi beat Yuji Nagata (30:13) with a lariat.
20. 9/20/03 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall (NJPW): Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
21. 11/1/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Takashi Sugiura beat Gedo (14:20) with an Olympic slam.
22. 11/30/03 @ Hokkaido Sports Center (NOAH): Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda (33:29) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honda.
23. 12/6/03 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium (NOAH): Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio (28:35) by referee stop (Nagata beat Morishima).
24. 12/9/03 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (NJPW): Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Naomichi Marufuji (19:52) with a Dragon suplex hold.
2004
1. 1/4/04 @ Tokyo Dome (NJPW): Jushin Thunder Liger beat Takashi Sugiura (17:52) with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
2. 1/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (28:01) when KENTA used a Busaiku knee kick on Samurai.
3. 1/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi (29:41) when Misawa used the Emerald Frosion on Tanahashi.
4. 2/15/04 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (NJPW): Jushin Thunder Liger beat Mitsuo Momota (14:41) with a ground Cobra Twist.
5. 3/6/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan (NOAH): Jushin Thunder Liger beat Makoto Hashi (22:20) with an upper shotei.
6. 4/27/04 @ Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena (NJPW): Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kotaro Suzuki (19:45) with a brainbuster.
7. 5/21/04 @ Miyagi Sports Center (NOAH): Jushin Thunder Liger beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (17:20) with a brainbuster.
8. 7/10/04 @ Tokyo Dome (NOAH): Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jushin Thunder Liger (17:36) with a revolution-style brainbuster.
